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- From: bobp@hal.com (Bob Pendelton)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp.x
- Subject: Re: Date first placed into public domain ?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.172442.3466@hal.com>
- Date: 3 Sep 92 17:24:42 GMT
- References: <1680@sousa.ltn.dec.com>
- Organization: HaL Computer Systems, Inc.
- Lines: 60
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- From article <1680@sousa.ltn.dec.com>, by secrist@kxovax.enet.dec.com (Strong datatypes for weak minds.):
- >
- > When was XLISP first placed into the public domain ?
-
- This is the copyright notice from the version of xlisp distributed in
- the winterp package. This software is not "public domain." But it is
- freely usable. In this case the copyright is used to protect the
- authors and their employers from being sued and from having their
- names used with out their permission.
-
- ********************************************************************************
- * WINTERP Copyright 1989, 1990, 1991 Hewlett-Packard Company (by Niels Mayer).
- * XLISP version 2.1, Copyright (c) 1989, by David Betz.
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
- * documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
- * the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that
- * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
- * documentation, and that the name of Hewlett-Packard and David Betz not be
- * used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software
- * without specific, written prior permission. Hewlett-Packard and David Betz
- * make no representations about the suitability of this software for any
- * purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
- *
- * HEWLETT-PACKARD AND DAVID BETZ DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS
- * SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS,
- * IN NO EVENT SHALL HEWLETT-PACKARD NOR DAVID BETZ BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
- * INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
- * LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
- * OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
- * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- *
- * WINTERP AUTHOR:
- * Niels P. Mayer,
- * Hewlett-Packard Laboratories,
- * Software and Systems Lab
- * Human-Computer Interaction Department
- * Collaborative Interaction Tools Group
- *
- * Mailing Address:
- * Hewlett Packard
- * Niels Mayer 1U/17
- * P.O. Box 10490
- * Palo Alto, CA 94303-0969
- *
- * Email Address:
- * internet: mayer@hplabs.hp.com
- * uucp: hplabs!mayer
- *
- * XLISP AUTHOR:
- * David Betz
- * P.O. Box 144
- * Peterborough, NH 03458
- * (603) 924-4145
- ********************************************************************************
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- bobp@hal.com | 1) You've earned an "I told you so."
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